2022 Election History

2022 Election Information

South Dakota Election Dates

Date of South Dakota's 2022 Primary Election - June 7, 2022
Voter Registration Deadline - May 23, 2022
Absentee voting begins - April 22, 2022

Date of South Dakota's 2022 General Electio - November 8, 2022
Voter Registration Deadline - October 24, 2022
Absentee voting begins - September 23, 2022

2022 Election Calendar

2022 General Election Information

2022 General Election Official State Canvass Results
Official General Election Results with County Certifications

• Aurora - Clark
• Clay - Faulk
• Grant - Lyman
• Marshall - Ziebach
• PDF without certificates

2022 General Election Official State Recount Canvass Results

• Minnehaha County

2022 General - Election Night Reporting

2022 General Election Absentee Ballot Statistics

2022 General Election Candidate List

2022 Statewide Ballot Questions

2022 General Election Ballot Question Pamphlet

Listen to the 2022 General Election Ballot Question Pamphlet

American Sign Language

• Initialed Measure 27
• Constitutional Amendment D

2022 Primary Election Information

2022 Primary Election Official State Canvass Results
Official Primary Election Results with County Certifications (precinct level results)

• Aurora - Clark
• Clay - Faulk
• Grant - Lyman
• Marshall - Ziebach

2022 Primary Election Official State Recount Canvass Results

• Lincoln County
• Minnehaha County

• Meade County

• Custer County
• Fall River County
• Pennington County

2022 Primary - Election Night Reporting

2022 Primary Election Absentee Ballot Statistics

2022 Primary Election Candidate List

2022 Election Information Booklet

South Dakota Election Dates

2022 Primary Election - June 7, 2022
Voter Registration Deadline - May 23, 2022
Absentee voting begins - April 22, 2022

Click here for an illustration of who can vote for what in the Primary Election
Please be advised this document is subject to change if any new parties become recognized or if any recognized parties change their party by-laws.

2022 Primary Ballot Question Pamphlet

2022 Candidate Calendar

• January 1, 2022
• All candidates that file with the Secretary of State's office may begin circulating petitions.
• Statement of Organization is due 15 days after becoming a candidate. The candidate committees that have not already filed a statement of organization, must file not later than 15 days after the date upon which the committee made contributions, received contributions or paid expenses in excess of $500 unless such activity falls within 30 days of any statewide election, in which case the statement of organization shall be filed within 48 hours.
  
  
• January 28, 2022
• 2021 Year-End Campaign Finance Report is due by 5:00 pm CT.
• Who files: Click here
  
  
• Petition filing deadlines:
• March 29, 2022 for Primary Election candidates
• April 26, 2022 for Independent candidates
• Candidate Financial Interest Statements (FIS) must be filed within 15 days after filing nominating petitions or a convention nomination certification.
  
  
• May 23, 2022
• Pre-Primary Campaign Finance Report is due by 5:00 pm CT.
• **Law change July 1, 2019** (All candidates running for a legislative or county office with a recognized political party shall file a pre-primary report if there is any primary race for that particular office in the legislative district or county)
• Who files: Click here
  
  
• June 7, 2022
• Primary Election
  
  
• August 2, 2022
  • Deadline to withdraw from the General Election is by 5:00 pm local time (SDCL 12-6-55). The request shall be filed where you filed your nominating petitions. There is no registered mail option for this request. The auditor must have the request in hand by 5:00 pm local time for it to be considered timely filed.

• October 24, 2022
• Pre-General Campaign Finance Report is due by 5:00 pm CT.
• Who files: Click here
  
  
• November 8, 2022
• General Election
  
  
• January 2023: Elected Official Oath of Office & Elected Official Financial Interest Statement must be filed in the office where the candidate nominating petition or convention nomination certification was filed. These must be filed within 15 days after taking the oath of office.
  
  
• January 27, 2023
• 2022 Year End Campaign Finance Report is due by 5:00 pm CT.

* All petitions and campaign finance reports that are filed with the Secretary of State are due by 5:00 pm CT on the deadline day.

12-6-65 Notwithstanding any other provisions, if a candidate has been defeated in a primary election for office in the Legislature, the candidate may not run for that office under the affiliation of a different political party in the same election year as the primary election.

Disclaimer: This candidate election calendar is only a general guide and may not be all-inclusive of all election dates and deadlines in the state.

Number of Signers Required for Candidate Petitions in 2022

How to Circulate a 2022 Nominating Petition for Statewide, Legislative and County Candidates - click here!

Click here to view signature requirements for Legislative and County Candidates.

Signature Requirements for Statewide Offices on Petitions Filed for the 2022 Election

U.S. SENATOR, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE & GOVERNOR
Republican: 1,730 signatures (1% of the vote for the 2018 Republican gubernatorial candidate - 172,912)
Democrat: 1,615 signatures (1% of the vote for the 2018 democratic gubernatorial candidate - 161,454)
Libertarian: 50 signatures
Independent: 3,393 signatures (1% of the total vote for governor in 2018 - 339,214)
New Political Party: 250

*The Independent signature requirement would also apply to independent candidates for constitutional offices or public utilities commissioner.

Offices to be filled in the 2022 Elections

The following nominations are made in the closed party primary elections held on June 7, 2022:

• U.S. Senator- 6 year term
• U.S. Representative- 2 year term
• Governor - 4 year term
• 105 Legislators (35 Senate, 70 House) - 2 year term
• 44 Circuit Court Judges - 8 year term
• County Commissioners - 4 year term
• County Auditor - 4 year term
• County Sherriff - 4 year term
• Register of Deeds - 4 year term
• Delegates to State Party Conventions (only if designated to be elected at a Primary Election in the party's bylaws) - 2 year term
• Precinct Committeeman and Committeewoman (only if designated to be elected at a Primary Election in the party's bylaws) - 2 year term

The following will be nominated at the 2022 state conventions of each political party:

• Lieutenant Governor - 4 year term
• Public Utilities Commissioner - 6 year term
• Attorney General - 4 year term
• Secretary of State - 4 year term
• State Auditor - 4 year term
• State Treasurer - 4 year term
• Commissioner of School and Public Lands - 4 year term

Retention Election will be retained on the General Election ballot.

• South Dakota Supreme Court Justice - 8 year term

In those areas of the state which have the following types of districts, nominations are made in a nonpartisan primary election:

• Water Development District Directors - 4 year term
  • If three or more candidate petitions are received then they will be voted on in the Primary election ballot.
  • If two or less candidate petitions are received then those names will automatically go on the General election ballot.
  • Water Development District Directors - 2022 Election
• Heartland Consumer Power District Directors - 6 year term

In those areas of the state which have the following types of districts, nominations are made in the general election.

• Conservation District Supervisor - 4 year term

The following Circuit Court Judge positions will be will be up for nomination for an 8 year term.

2022 Election Precincts & Polling Places

Precincts and polling places for the 2022 General are listed here.

Precincts and polling places for the 2022 Primary are listed here.

View past precincts and polling places on the Election History page.